VISA Gift card problems

consult4web · #1 07-27-2007, 08:58 PM

Any of your players reporting problems with subject card?

Tried FT, UB and Stars.

Got this from email from Stars:

"Purchase amount: $50.00
Fees: No fees

Status: DECLINED

VISA account: 4***************

Your credit card transaction has been declined. If your credit card
information was
entered correctly, your transaction was probably declined due to
Internet gaming
restrictions set by your credit card issuer.

We recommend that you consider one of our other fast, safe and
convenient methods for online purchasing. Please visit our web site for more
details: www.pokerstars.com/poker/real-money/ "

kaus · #2 07-27-2007, 09:13 PM

Yes a month or so back. Mind you I am from Canada but from my inderstanding they wont allow it anymore.

I was all excited that day thinking I could play on a different site that didnt have usemybank as an option

consult4web · #3 07-28-2007, 01:29 PM

My friend bought a card last night and was rejected at all the top u.s facing sites.

Get ready for a slow down in August!

Found this Stars reply on 2+2:

its over.. no more prepaid visa cards:

Hello Kevin,

We apologize for the inconvenience you are experiencing with your deposit.

As of 2:00 am July 26th, the bank issuing the NetSpend All Access VISA
gift cards is not allowing online gaming transactions.

Unfortunately this situation is out of our control, banks in the US change
their policies on a daily basis.

At the moment we are not aware of any other gift or prepaid cards that
work in our system; if ePassporte is not an option, you may try using
Western Union or MoneyGram as deposit options. They are both money
transfer systems. You can get instructions for either one of these options
by selecting them in our cashier as payment methods.

I hope you find this information useful, if you require further
assistance, or would like us to walk you through any of this methods,
please write us back with a phone number and the best time to reach you
and we will be glad to assist you over the phone.

Regards,

Gaby
PokerStars Deposit Assistance Department.